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we concluded the last one yesterday with the testimony of secretary janet napolitano. in all, we've had dozens of hearings, dozens of hearings; immigration in the last couple of years, but these six were especially important for the senate for our work in the judiciary committee. i have -- tomorrow we will put on the judiciary committee agenda the immigration under our normal practice. i've consulted with the ranking member. we both agree on this. the bill will be put over until the first thursday that we come back from our early may break. this actually works well because i would assume that all members of the committee have read it. certainly we've had plenty of people who have testified, a dozen or more people who have testified have all read it and spoken about it, for or against it. but it will allow other senators who are not on the committee time to read the bill. once we start marking it up and voting on it in committee, it will be my intention to not go thursday to thursday, but to go every -- to go several days a week. i don't think -- i'm told that people do
we concluded the last one yesterday with the testimony of secretary janet napolitano. in all, we've had dozens of hearings, dozens of hearings; immigration in the last couple of years, but these six were especially important for the senate for our work in the judiciary committee. i have -- tomorrow we will put on the judiciary committee agenda the immigration under our normal practice. i've consulted with the ranking member. we both agree on this. the bill will be put over until the first...
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earlier today homeland secure the secretary janet napolitano testified on capitol hill. she was talking about the 2014 budget request for our department. she discussed the west texas oil refinery explosion and the boston marathon bombs. here's a look. >> i'll begin with west texas as the more recent event and give you the most current information that we have about the explosion. and, of course, our sympathies and concerns go out to the families of those who've lost loved ones or who have had a loved one who has been injured. as of right now the faa has issued a temporary flight restriction over the area. the texas commission on environmental quality is providing air monitoring and technical assistance. texas task force one has been alerted to provide structural collapse support. the union pacific railroad has halted freight service. and local authorities have turned off utility service in the area including gas and electricity. there is an incident command center at a triage center, but they been recently moved due to fears that additional tanks could be at risk. theme,
earlier today homeland secure the secretary janet napolitano testified on capitol hill. she was talking about the 2014 budget request for our department. she discussed the west texas oil refinery explosion and the boston marathon bombs. here's a look. >> i'll begin with west texas as the more recent event and give you the most current information that we have about the explosion. and, of course, our sympathies and concerns go out to the families of those who've lost loved ones or who have...
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officer sued secretary napolitano and mr. morton, and they raised the question that they were placed in an untenable position where the law required them to do one thing, and they were told by their superiors to do something contrary to law. and the case was heard in federal court. and in the hearing yesterday, i raise this had with the secretary, and my friend, the chairman of the judiciary committee, senator leahy, laughed. he said, well, a lot of people file lawsuits, but it's another thing to win one of these lawsuits. and that's true. it's unusual to see some of these lawsuits that are filed actually reach a situation in which federal officials are directed to do something. about it appears that's exactly what the federal judge did yesterday. he said that the secretary doesn't have the ability to direct agents not to do what congress has explicitly required them to do. they have a right to have certain policies and procedures, and those are pretty dangerous as it is because setting prosecutorial guidelines and procedures
officer sued secretary napolitano and mr. morton, and they raised the question that they were placed in an untenable position where the law required them to do one thing, and they were told by their superiors to do something contrary to law. and the case was heard in federal court. and in the hearing yesterday, i raise this had with the secretary, and my friend, the chairman of the judiciary committee, senator leahy, laughed. he said, well, a lot of people file lawsuits, but it's another thing...
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. >> this morning, secretary napolitano said in a hearing on capitol hill, he went overseas to russia, and is the president concern there's a flaw in the system, and if so, is he looking to have a revie of that and having it possibly changed? >> what the president said when he stood here before you late friday evening night was that there are many questions that need to be answered, and that's what a thorough investigation will produce is answers to all the questions that we have about these two individuals, their activities, their thrafl, their associations, what motivated them, and everything that went into the decision that they took to, you know, engage in a terrorist act against people of the united states and boston. that will be all of these questions would be part of this investigation. it is part of the case that will be built against the suspect who is in custody and part of the overall investigation of what happened. >> should he have began -- been on a no-fly list? should people spending that much time in russia be on a no-fly list and just spend time overseas? >> specific
. >> this morning, secretary napolitano said in a hearing on capitol hill, he went overseas to russia, and is the president concern there's a flaw in the system, and if so, is he looking to have a revie of that and having it possibly changed? >> what the president said when he stood here before you late friday evening night was that there are many questions that need to be answered, and that's what a thorough investigation will produce is answers to all the questions that we have...
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on friday, secretary napolitano scheduled to appear before the judiciary committee. it's my intent to dig into the details of the bill with her to understand the mechanics and how the bureaucracy will handle these changes. the secretary had better have answers, especially since this may be the only time we hear about how the administration will implement the major overhaul. the committee will then have a hearing on monday to discuss the bill. however, the topics will be broad and all-encompassing, i've been told. we have experts that need to be heard on this bill. most importantly, because cost is a big factor around here, we need to hear from the congressional budget office. knowing how much this bill costs taxpayers and whether it will actually be budget neutral is a critical important matter. let me reiterate. my desire to work on this bill, i think we need changes to our immigration system and to approve legal avenues for people to enter and remain in the united states. but this is not something to be rushed. we have to get this right. otherwise, the goal of the
on friday, secretary napolitano scheduled to appear before the judiciary committee. it's my intent to dig into the details of the bill with her to understand the mechanics and how the bureaucracy will handle these changes. the secretary had better have answers, especially since this may be the only time we hear about how the administration will implement the major overhaul. the committee will then have a hearing on monday to discuss the bill. however, the topics will be broad and...